This Wednesday, November 15, 2023, photo courtesy of the Land Bank of the Philippines shows San Juan City Mayor and Metro Manila Council President Francisco Javier “Francis” M. Zamora (fourth from left) with MMDA Chairman Romando S. Artes (third from ...

BANGKO Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said an interest policy rate cut is “highly unlikely” in the next few months as such policy move is not yet supported by various economic indicators.

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The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) found a strong ally in its call to ban the sale and use of firecrackers nationwide.

Sorsogon fishermen rescued two marine turtles that were accidentally caught in a stationary fish trap (baklad) in Gubat, Sorsogon.

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to sign the proposed P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Act into law on Wednesday, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez announced on Monday, thus affirming an earlier assurance the 2024 budget can be implemen...

THE lone bidder for the 2025 automated elections system is “ineligible,” the Commission on Elections has declared.

THE chief of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments said on Monday that Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri is “dead wrong” in his stand that laws or statutes can amend the Constitution—a position that had also been taken by the previous Sen...

UNSURPRISINGLY, the recently-concluded 28th Conference of Parties’ Meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) did not end well with a dramatic shift in the world’s response to climate change, an Oxford Economics repo...

THE Senate Committee on Health and Demography, chaired by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, on Monday led senators in questioning Department of Health (DOH) officials to assess government readiness to promptly contain the global rise of respiratory illne...

THE country’s fish catch from the West Philippine Sea has been declining in recent years due to a confluence of factors, including “overfishing” involving foreign vessels encroaching in the “disputed” waters.

THE Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to defend its decision to disqualify Smartmatic Philippines Inc. from participating in the bidding process for the Automated Election System (AES) for the 2025 national and local...

THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asked the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and other government agencies to come up with a system where they can make real-time verification of the birth certificates and IDs of passport applicants.

A Bajau youth who was a former “monitored child” of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is now the pride of the indigenous peoples (IP) community in Bato, Leyte.

My valuable partner in the Integrity Initiative, Jose Cortez, visited me the other day and we extensively discussed the above subject, being both convinced that sustainability and working for the common good are needed by contributing to communities a...

Senator Chiz Escudero assured employees of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) their salaries and benefits will remain intact and untouched even with the inclusion of a provision in 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) that allows the reimbursement of th...

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) approved the release of P5 billion for the rehabilitation of conflict-affected communities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said it had foiled an attempt of the New People’s Army (NPA) to reorganize in Batangas by neutralizing six of the insurgents in a clash in Balayan town Sunday.

FORMER Bayan Muna Rep. Teodoro “Teddy” Casiño on Monday filed a P2.2-million damage suit before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City against former National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC0) spo...

The Court of Appeals (CA) in Cebu City has reversed a Bacolod City Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) ruling and ordered the lifting of the suspension of warrant of arrest against Emily V. Yanson, former corporate secretary of Ceres Transport Inc., for perj...

Fastfood chain KFC is opening more than 10 stores before the end of this month as demand for its products continues to expand, according to a company official.

Arm Holdings Plc has recently laid off over 70 software engineers in China though it will relocate some of the roles outside of the Asian nation, according to people with knowledge of the move.

Filipino conglomerate Filinvest Development Corp. and French energy company Engie SA have launched four sustainable energy initiatives through their joint venture companies, encompassing a total of 13.68 megawatts (MW) of solar energy and 11,400 refri...

Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC), a pure-play renewable energy producer in the Philippines, has filed for an initial public offering (IPO) aimed at raising as much as P12.94 billion.

The American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham) said it has appointed its first female president, Sara Murphy, who is currently the chief of Capital One Philippines.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Monetary Board Member Romeo L. Bernardo (above, third from left) turns over financial education (fin-ed) modules for civilian and uniformed personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to Deputy Chief of Staff LTGEN Cha...

AS the cool ‘Ber’ months breeze in, carrying with them a symphony of twinkling lights, festive carols and the mouthwatering aroma of bibingka and puto bumbong, it’s undeniable: the holiday season is here! But amidst the laughter, gift-giving and heart...

THE Philippines will continue imposing anti-dumping duties against imported Turkish wheat flour for the next three years to prevent the domestic industry from suffering injuries, the state’s tariff commission ruled.

THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) has included the craft and tradition of the handwoven piña or pineapple textile of Aklan in its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

20th Century Studios’ The Creator, the epic sci-fi action thriller directed by Gareth Edwards which was released in theaters, will debut on December 20 on Disney+. 

NEW YORK—Wonka debuted with $39 million in box office sales in US and Canadian theaters over the weekend, according to studio estimates on Sunday. That made it a strong start for the Timothée Chalamet—starring Willy Wonka musical that underscored t...

Actor Derek Ramsay is back on the big screen after taking a hiatus from acting. He is the lead male character in the horror film Kampon, directed by King Palisoc from the script of our brilliant writer-friend Dodo Dayao.

THE Philippines’s total external debt as of end-September rose by 10 percent year-on-year to over $118 billion as the state borrowed more abroad to augment its financing requirements domestically, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.

EVEN if inflation has slowed down, the uncertainty among many Filipinos on whether they have food to eat for the next six months is seen to continue in the long run.

RECOGNIZING Japan as a technological leader and one of Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (Asean) important strategic partners, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is now pushing for the creation of a new 10-year economic road map, which ...